Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1B: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2009 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 43,312 167,507 38,378 136,792 Ingots And Steel For Castings 204 627 752 2,266 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,881 12,477 4,611 12,442 Wire Rods 1,201 3,477 792 1,994 Structural Shapes Heavy 85 289 139 452 Plates Cut Lengths 4,369 14,151 1,798 5,198 Plates In Coils 999 3,156 269 633 Bars - Hot Rolled 953 3,973 992 3,857 Bars - Light Shaped 623 1,884 514 1,382 Bars - Cold Finished 3,432 12,996 3,229 14,632 Oil Country Goods 1,990 11,931 1,254 6,037 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 24 223 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 55 238 22 119 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 15 125 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,830 47,383 5,577 40,399 Wire Drawn 2,440 9,735 2,210 8,896 Sheets Hot Rolled 408 859 523 1,039 Sheets Cold Rolled 14,822 36,252 13,723 29,637 Strip - Hot Rolled 108 408 37 93 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,913 7,674 1,898 7,369 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 71,084 363,286 83,871 431,618 Ingots And Steel For Castings 928 3,883 2,839 12,232 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,550 28,276 7,594 36,598 Wire Rods 1,860 7,782 1,617 7,528 Structural Shapes Heavy 146 793 236 1,232 Plates Cut Lengths 4,511 20,904 5,191 24,511 Plates In Coils 2,274 10,754 1,622 9,126 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,396 13,526 3,064 18,886 Bars - Light Shaped 894 4,393 972 4,651 Bars - Cold Finished 6,135 35,145 6,852 40,134 Oil Country Goods 5,023 23,133 5,081 20,183 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39 187 16 179 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 92 646 487 754 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,346 91,828 10,725 99,111 Wire Drawn 3,086 19,210 3,844 24,163 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,285 4,763 3,124 6,326 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,154 81,358 26,451 105,575 Strip - Hot Rolled 148 860 90 387 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,218 15,845 4,064 20,042 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 399,616 1,636,221 778,233 3,917,157 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,032 12,602 15,233 60,289 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 46,454 133,436 78,860 365,714 Wire Rods 7,866 23,063 18,580 84,015 Structural Shapes Heavy 868 4,021 1,991 10,847 Plates Cut Lengths 19,783 63,162 48,292 243,739 Plates In Coils 8,172 21,894 20,687 100,326 Bars - Hot Rolled 11,871 52,463 25,416 147,748 Bars - Light Shaped 4,254 12,983 6,877 35,576 Bars - Cold Finished 39,475 176,714 63,677 378,740 Oil Country Goods 33,838 145,423 35,085 134,104 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 58 515 111 674 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,186 5,520 2,874 17,464 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,548 16,677 253 1,885 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 61,442 536,222 96,116 826,379 Wire Drawn 20,234 88,804 30,418 193,025 Sheets Hot Rolled 7,722 13,832 24,099 51,525 Sheets Cold Rolled 111,806 255,595 275,000 1,088,395 Strip - Hot Rolled 776 2,102 1,565 7,662 Strip - Cold Rolled 17,230 71,194 33,099 169,051 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.